Springbank 1996 Starkicker
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Starkicker |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | Fresh Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 120 |
| ABV | 56.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
프레시 셰리 캐스크가 21년에 걸쳐 스프링뱅크 특유의 기름진 몰트에 짙은 단맛을 입힌 보틀링이다. 코에는 건자두와 가죽, 캠벨타운다운 옅은 그을음이 어우러져 오른다. 입에서는 말린 과일과 다크초콜릿이 진한 질감으로 흐르고 56.3도의 힘이 짠맛과 오크 향신료를 밀어 올린다. 깊은 호박빛 너머로 셰리의 단맛과 미네랄 같은 짠 기운이 길게 남는 스타키커다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine (hurray)
air Nose
bang bang bang, this is as smoky as an Islay from the south shore, and as sooty and concrete-y (oh come on, S.!) as an Old Clynelish. It’s been chiseled by masters, this is all distillate-driven, extremely medicinal as well (huge peppermint and pine resin) and just filled to the brim with chalk and clay. I also love these whiffs of old floor-cloth – I know I need an analyst. With water: superlative, pure, incredibly well carved, immaculate, tense, vertical… (I think that’ll do)
restaurant Palate
oh the power! Elderflower syrup, rhubarb juice, Austrian riesling (see I’m no chauvinistic Alsatian), limestone and flints, grey pepper, graphite oil, peat, seaweed and oysters… Oh well, please call the Anti-Maltoporn Brigade, we've been friends for eighteen years. With water: that’s the thing with the greatest whiskies, the more water you add, the bigger they get – up to a certain point, naturally. That’s exactly what’s happening here, while proper lemons and grapefruits are starting to take over
timer Finish
endless, pure, vertical, mineral, lemony, salty. What’s more, the proportions are exquisite